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    The Hobbit Summary The book the hobbit was written by the British author J.R.R Tolkien. It is a prelude to Tolkien's famous trilogy Lord Of The Rings. The hobbit is a fun, interesting and eventful novel that takes the readers to the dangerous and amazing Middle Earth. In this story the hobbit Bilbo baggins and 13 dwarves go on an adventure to kill the dragon Smaug and take back the cities Dale and Erebor. In a comfortable hobbit hole there lives a hobbit. This hobbits name is Bilbo. One day

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    The Hobbit The book I have chosen to read this semester is called The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. This is a wonderful book and has become one of my favorites I have ever read. Most people don’t really enjoy reading but I absolutely adore it. It is more of a lifestyle for me than anything. The Hobbit is written in 1st person for it is a book Bilbo wrote about all of the adventures he had while traveling to the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo is an unadventurous little hobbit who gets pulled into all of this

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    “The Hobbit, or There and Back Again” is the tale of Bilbo Baggins as he confronts giant spiders, a Dragon, and many other things, all with the help of a wizard and 13 dwarfs. Throughout the story Bilbo’s character Evolves and he gets lessons and experiences he never would have staying in his hobbit hole, there are even some lessons it teaches us. Bilbo Baggins changes tremendously during “The Hobbit” his actions also teach lessons that we can apply to our own lives. Bilbo Baggin’s has several unique

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    Characters- Frodo Baggins, a hobbit, the main character of the story, the bearer of the evil ring, sent to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom. He is very strong, but has trouble sometimes making choices, and sometimes makes wrong ones, wields Sting the dagger of his Uncle Bilbo Baggins. Samwise Gamzee, a hobbit, Frodo’s companion on his journey to destroy the ring, he is always looking out for Frodo, to help him in any way he can, wields a dagger, sword to him. Pippin Took, a hobbit, Frodo’s constant companion

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    The Desolation of Smaug is the second part of academy award winning Film-maker Peter Jacksons trilogy film adaption of J.R.R Tolkien's timeless classic The Hobbit. The film picks up where The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey left off, with the company being pursued by Orcs on the edge of Mirkwood forest. The wizard Gandalf parts with the company on the edge Mirkwood forest, so that he and Radagast can attempt to defeat the Necromancer, who has been poisoning Mirkwood with black magic. While in

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    The hobbit is a novel written in 1937 by J.R. Tolkien. The book is set in the fictional world of Middle-Earth, where mythical creatures like elves, dwarves and dragons live. Our main character is a respectable hobbit called Bilbo Baggins, who suddenly finds himself in the company of 13 dwarves. They head out on a quest to retrieve their mountain from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Characterization deals with how characters are described, be it by dialog, the way they speak or appearance. This literary

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    Compare and Contrast Informational Paper I read the novel, The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, afterwards I watched the movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The Hobbit is about a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who is whisked off into an adventure. The adventure is about taking back treasure from the dragon Smaug for the a group of dwarves. Along the way, he gets a magic ring from a creature called Gollum. The Hobbit and its movie are similar and different from each other in a variety of ways. The elements

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    enlisted in the British army and went off to fight WWI, the bloodiest conflict the world had yet seen. It was in the bloody trenches of the Battle of the Somme, that Tolkien's view on heroism was formed. It is in this period of Tolkien's life that his classical views of heroism, clashed with the harsh realities of the changing face of warfare, warfare which was fought with machinegun and mustard gas, not sword and shield. In the Hobbit, Tolkien combines classical views of heroism, and contrasts them with

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    Archetypes In The Hobbit

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    English literature. Archetypes are not easily identified, rather represent a deeper meaning and are hidden within the literary works. In “The Hobbit” by J.R.R Tolkien, the archetypes or symbols that are present throughout the book are: communion, death and resurrection/descent into the underworld, and a hero’s quest. The first archetype present in The Hobbit is the act of communion. When the dwarves arrive they eat up almost all of Bilbo’s food as if it is their ‘Last Super’ before their adventure

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    The Hobbit and I, Robot are both incredibly popular books and their significance is quite apparent. Within these books, we see distinct themes at play that try to convey deep messages that are important to know. Though they aren’t alike in many ways, they’re noteworthy at the very least. They differ in many more aspect, and that’s okay. Differences bring new ideas and create conclusions we never saw before. Though not incredibly apparent from the start, The Hobbit and I, Robot share many similarities

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